Senior Payroll Analyst

Why Glassdoor?

Our mission is to help people everywhere find a job and company they love. In the process, we’re transforming the workplace experience through the power of transparency and further cementing ourselves as the worldwide leader in employer branding and insights. By choosing a career at Glassdoor, you’ll be directly contributing toward our vision  for a world where transparency empowers the workforce and motivates companies to become better employers.

Please note: This role may be open to remote hiring. Our office locations are in San Francisco, CA; Chicago, IL; London, UK; and Dublin, Ireland.

 

About the Role 

Glassdoor is looking for a Senior Payroll Analyst to join our high-performing Finance Team. Reporting to the Accounting Manager, this position will be responsible for all key payroll processing functions at Glassdoor. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in payroll, experience with analyzing and interpreting payroll data, and a detail-oriented, process improvement mindset. This is a high-impact role with the organization with clear career growth opportunities. 

What You’ll Do 

• Prepare and/or review multi-jurisdictional US, Canada and EMEA payroll
• Manage regular monthly, quarterly, and annual payroll reporting and tax filing requirements as required and assist with financial audits
• Collaborate within the Finance team on processing and accounting for commissions and equity transactions (RSUs)
• Complete month end close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations and variance analyses
• Respond timely and accurately to employee payroll inquiries 
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with team, cross-functional partners, vendors, and other stakeholders
• Perform other special projects and analyses as needed

What You’ll Bring

• A commitment to add to our culture of DEI
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting / Finance / Tax / Business / Information systems, or other relevant field
• 3-5+ years of payroll experience
• Full-cycle payroll experience using a payroll software (preferred Workday Payroll system, or other relevant system such as ADP, Paycom, etc.)
• Experience filing quarterly tax filings using ADP SmartCompliance preferred
• Strong knowledge of MS Excel (Pivot tables, Vlookups, IF statements, etc.) 
• Understanding of basic accounting principles, and experience analyzing and interpreting payroll data
• General knowledge of payroll laws and regulations,  including withholding tax, related tax filings, tax policy and employment regulations 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, a continuous improvement mindset, experience collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams, and ability to handle sensitive information professionally and confidentially 
• Experience with Workday Payroll, NetSuite, and ADP SmartCompliance systems preferred
• CPP/FPC certification preferred
• Familiarity with international payroll processing, and/or experience using an input file and a third party payroll processor, preferred

Compensation and Benefits 

Base Salary Range*: $95,000 - $118,700

You can learn more about our compensation philosophy here and see salary ranges for all Glassdoor jobs here.

*Glassdoor base salaries are targeted to the market 75th percentile for technical roles and the 65th percentile for non-technical roles. In other words, 65-75% of comparable organizations in our industry will pay less.

Annual Bonus Target: 10%

**Bonuses are paid in 6-month intervals, aligning with bi-annual performance reviews

Generous Restricted Stock Units (RSU): 

***Restricted Stock Units (RSU) are awarded at hire and may be refreshed annually. Additionally, as a pay-for-performance company, RSU grant awards are presented bi-annually to exceptional performers.

Health and Wellness: 100% employer-paid premiums for employee medical, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability, select well-being programs, and 80% employer-paid premiums for all dependents.* Generous paid time off programs for birthing and non-birthing parents are provided, along with paid injury/illness leave and paid family emergency